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By Julia Reischel on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 3:23 pm
On Saturday, the Daily Freeman ran a story good enough to appear in a fine satirical publication like The Onion. The headline itself is a gem: "Cat wasn't burned alive, New Paltz police say."
As you may have guessed, this is a follow-up story to a story... Read more
By Claudia Fragnito on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 12:35 pm
Spring is here and with it, the anticipation of gardening - fresh, local fruits and vegetables! - and babies! These chicks will be the source of the eggs in many a frittata in the coming months! (Photo taken by Claudia Fragnito at the Ostrander chicken... Read more
By Claudia Fragnito on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 12:35 pm
So it appears people are ready and eager to start their vegetable gardens! Mother Earth News - http://www.motherearthnews.com/diary-of-an-organic-gardener/thinking-about-starting-a-garden-jump-right-in.aspx - has put together some key pointers on... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 11:40 am
Last weekend, the Full Moon Resort in Oliverea played host to the wonderfully-named Beefstock music festival -- an annual get-together of musicians that has been going for ten years now.
Beefstock, which has been called "Bonnaroo for great obscure New... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 8:47 am
Anti-frackers from across the state are expected to rally in Albany this morning as part of a massive protest organized by a coalition of New York environmental groups. By last week, 500 people had already registered to participate, according to a press... Read more
By wateradmin on Sunday, Apr. 10, 2011 - 11:01 am
"Potshots," by Bovina artist Gary Mayer, runs every Sunday. You can see Gary's collected Sunday cartoons by clicking here. For some context about this week's cartoon, click here.
Mayer is an artist who's lived in Bovina for the past seven years.... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Apr. 9, 2011 - 10:02 am
The Daily Freeman has the story:
LIVINGSTON – A Mount Tremper man has been arrested and charged with four counts of felony second-degree assault and one count of misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child in connection with injuries to his... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Apr. 8, 2011 - 3:38 pm
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to make a bunch of changes to the way it manages its NYC watershed reservoirs, according to a press release sent out yesterday. The changes will have a big impact on the Delaware River,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Apr. 8, 2011 - 2:57 pm
The Ashokan Reservoir, looking towards West Hurley. Photo by Flickr user Nick Stenning.
File under: Wishful Thinking. According to a couple of stories in the Daily Freeman – one this Wednesday, one a week ago – the town of Hurley is considering banning... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Apr. 8, 2011 - 10:54 am
An image from Zena Gurbo's exhibit ,"The Book of Love: Three-dimensional Stories of the Whole-hearted." At the Bright Hill Literary Center in Treadwell until April 22.
Wondering how the book of love, as sung about by the Magnetic Fields, is illustrated? ... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Apr. 8, 2011 - 8:42 am
Remember what summer looked like? WIth a generous dusting of frost on the hills this morning, you may not. Luckily, Joshua VanBrakle, a Sidney forester who blogs about environmental issues from the perspectve of a conservative, sent us this photo of Relay... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011 - 9:51 pm
The little Shandaken hamlet just can't catch a break. The Daily Freeman reports that a log home on Wittenberg Road in Phoenicia was the scene of a three-alarm fire this morning:
Phoenicia Fire Chief Gary Carr Jr. said the 911 call for a fully involved... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011 - 4:24 pm
The Maetreum of Cybele, in Palenville.
The town of Catskill is appealing a judge's decision that it may have discriminated against a group of pagans by refusing to grant them a religious property tax exemption.
According the the Greene County Clerk's... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011 - 12:41 pm
Jeri Lynn RossAccording to a press release from the State Police, a Hurley woman is accused of stealing $279,000 from a series of people who lent her money. Jeri Lynn Ross, a 62-year-old who lives on Cedar St., reportedly obtained multiple fraudulent... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011 - 12:30 pm
An ambulance rushing to a medical emergency on Rte. 9W this morning in the Town of Ulster attempted to turn against a light and collided with two cars, according to the Daily Freeman:
The accident occurred at 10:09 a.m. at the intersection of Ulster... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011 - 11:46 am
An Albany man driving a stolen Pontiac Grand Prix allegedly led police and deputies from multiple jurisdictions on a 50-mile car chase through Albany, Greene and Schoharie counties yesterday before finally crashing in the town of Broome.
According to a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Apr. 7, 2011 - 11:32 am
Liza de Guia, a New York City food blogger who shoots mini-documentaries on food from farm to table at Food Curated, traveled to the Catskills recently to make a film about small-scale slaughterhouses.
Here, in Part 1, she interviews Chris Harmon, the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2011 - 3:20 pm
Image: A graphic from the Open Space Institute's recent report on development in the Catskills, showing towns with the most privately-owned open space in darker brown.
A new report from the Open Space Institute, a land acquisition and conservation group... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2011 - 2:44 pm
Design of the proposed Woodstock Commons housing project. Image from the RUPCO website.
A lawsuit against the Town of Woodstock and its planning board over plans to build an affordable housing project has been dismissed on a technicality.
The case, filed... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2011 - 12:13 pm
On Monday, labor organizers throughout the Hudson Valley and the Catskills demonstrated in droves in Newburgh to show their solidarity with unions around the country on the anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination.
The gathering, which reportedly... Read more
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